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Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, on September 18, 2024
Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, on September 18, 2024 Karamallah Daher/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: September 20, 2024

by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 20, 2024

UN releases report on global AI governance; electronics explode across Lebanon; EU Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns; Instagram announces safety overhaul; U.S. seizes Chinese-controlled botnet. Read More

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 14, 2022
Germany's cybersecurity chief faces dismissal; Ukraine experiences internet disruptions; GCHQ head warns of China threat; Biden to launch new cybersecurity program; Semiconductor firms begin to pull out of China.
Blog Post by Adam Segal October 14, 2022 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 7, 2022
Ghanaian electricity provider hit by ransomware; U.S. further limits semiconductor exports to China; CLOUD Act enters force; Micron announces new U.S. chip fab; Biden signs order implementing U.S.-EU data privacy agreement.
Blog Post by Adam Segal October 7, 2022 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 30, 2022
Facebook takes down influence operations; UN elects new ITU head; Russian APTs use hacktivists as cover; Proton VPN pulls out of India; rumors of fake coup in China spread.
Blog Post by Adam Segal September 30, 2022 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Russia’s Internet Censor is Also a Surveillance Machine
    Russia's internet censorship has often been an opaque concept. Recent hack and leak operations, however, have shined light on the prominent role that Roskomnadzor plays in surveilling the internet and crushing dissent.
    Blog Post by Justin Sherman September 28, 2022 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    The Robots Are Coming: AI Replaces Line Judges at the U.S. Open, With Global Implications for Jobs
    Sports reflect a societal trend of increasing automation. Policymakers should wrestle with the impact that autonomous technological development will have on the workforce, and ensure that marginalized groups are not left behind.
    Blog Post by Catherine Powell September 26, 2022 Net Politics